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Learn about Islam,
one short story
at a time.

Short illustrated lessons for every age, built only from the Quran and authentic hadith.

Download on the App Store
ilmi the gazelle waving hello

Your path, in three steps

  1. Tell us about you

    Who is learning, and which topics matter most.

  2. Get your path

    Your topics first, each lesson building on the last.

  3. Learn a story at a time

    Pick up where you left off. Change topics anytime.

Lessons

A short story, a picture, then a quick check

Every lesson tells one story with flat, warm pictures, then asks a few questions so it stays with you. Long enough to learn something. Short enough for the bus.

  • Belief
  • Worship
  • The Quran
  • The prophets
  • Character
  • + More

45+series

290+lessons

Clip 1

A lesson and its quick check, 6 to 10 seconds, looping

Quran

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

Read it, hear it, and carry on where you stopped

Arabic with a translation under each verse, and audio recitation to follow along. Close the app mid-surah and ilmi opens right where you left off.

  • 11 translations
  • All offline
  • Audio recitation

Clip 2

The Quran reader with recitation playing, 6 to 10 seconds, looping

Prayer

The next prayer, always one glance away

Prayer times for wherever you are, a qibla finder that points the way, and reminders before each prayer. Add a widget and you will see the next one on your Home Screen.

  • Times for where you are
  • Qibla finder
  • Reminders
  • Home Screen widgets
  1. Fajr
  2. Dhuhr
  3. NEXTAsr
  4. Maghrib
  5. Isha

Medina

Learn something.
Build something.

The points you earn from learning build your own town. The more you learn, the more your Medina grows.

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Medina growing as points come in, 6 to 10 seconds, looping

You never learn alone

ilmi the gazelle comes along for every lesson. It says salam when you arrive, thinks with you on a hard question and celebrates when you finish a series.

  • ilmi reading a book, smiling

    Reads with you

  • ilmi looking up, thinking

    Thinks it through

  • ilmi walking with a school bag

    Keeps you going

  • ilmi jumping for joy

    Celebrates with you

WHERE IT COMES FROM

Every lesson is built only from the Quran and authentic hadith, and every lesson shows its source.

Made for adults. Clear enough for the whole family.

Every lesson is written in plain words with nothing watered down, so you can learn on your own or sit down with your children. ilmi runs in 12 languages. Text follows the size you set on your iPhone, and Arabic and Urdu read right to left.

  • English
  • Arabic
  • Bengali
  • Dutch
  • French
  • German
  • Indonesian
  • Malay
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
  • Turkish
  • Urdu

What it costs

Free

  • The Quran
  • Prayer times
  • The first series
  • The first lesson of every other series

ilmi Plus

Unlocks every lesson and the rest of Medina.

£6.99a month

£83.88£39.99a year, just £3.33 a monthSave 52%

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ilmi the gazelle, calm, hands raised

Your first story is ready

Download ilmi, tell it what you want to learn, and start your first lesson today.

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